An event not to be missed. Please circulate among your friends and relatives. Visit the booth of Philippine Expressions Bookshop and browse ... we offer a strong selection of Filipiniana publications, written in English and in Filipino, for all ages. Filipino and Fil Am authors will be booksigning their books at our booth. Hope to see you in San Francisco !
Linda Nietes ________________________________ From: Filipino American International Book Festival <[email protected]> To: linda nietes <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, August 22, 2011 2:50:01 PM Subject: SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 1 and 2 FOR THE FILAM INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 1 and 2 FOR THE FILAM INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL A Festival Like No Other The center of gravity of Filipino culture will temporarily shift to the San Francisco Bay Area as the Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest) ushers in the Filipino American History Month for 2011. To be held on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 from 10 am to 4 pm, FilBookFest will take place in three venues in the Civic Center area of San Francisco: Fulton Street where the booksellers,’ vendors’ and food booths, as well as an outdoor stage will be located; the San Francisco Public Library where lectures, readings and panel discussions will be held; and the Asian Art Museum, which will host the culinary lectures, food tasting, and a conversation with National Artist BenCab. For the Filipino American community, this festival is historic and groundbreaking. It will be the first-ever book festival in the U.S. to focus on the literature, music, art and performances by and of Filipinos and Filipino Americans. But it is not only for Filipinos Thousands of people – Filipinos and non-Filipinos, young and old – are expected to attend the book festival. Everyone is invited to take part in this FREE public event – as authors, booksellers, exhibitors/vendors, volunteers, sponsors/donors and performers, or just to enjoy Philippine culture and food at its best. FilBookFest has something for everyone. For the multi-cultural and multi-generational crowd, the attractions are many: * BROWSE and buy books of a wide variety of genres, many of them never before available in the U.S. There will be books for adults and children, artists and artisans, gays and straights, for those who seek inspiration and those who provide it, and many more. There will be new books to be launched at the event. Videos will also be available. * ENJOY fun and informative demonstrations and panel discussions on such topics as how to get published, how to market your book, writing memoirs and novels, translating ethnic literature and more! * ATTEND lectures on Philippine art, literature, history and politics. * MEET the largest gathering of authors of Filipino heritage (outside the Philippines), including National Artists BenCab, Rio Alma and F. Sionil Jose, and well-known authors Ambeth Ocampo, Jose Dalisay, Pete Lacaba, Marites Vitug, Cecilia Brainard, among almost a hundred others. * WITNESS a balagtasan (traditional debate in poetry) by acclaimed balagtasan performers. * VISIT the extensive children’s floor that will feature readings of children’s books by well-known personalities, videos of Batibot (a popular children’s TV program), talks for parents and teachers on various aspects of Filipino culture, and educational arts and crafts for children. * BE INSPIRED by poetry readings, Spoken Word and theatrical renditions of popular novels. * ENJOY music, comedy and performances by theater groups. * PARTAKE of culinary lectures and a lot of food for free tasting and for sale. FilBookFest is brought to you by the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation (LIIF), a California nonprofit; the San Francisco Public Library, the Philippine Consulate, the Asian Art Museum and the Philippine Department of Tourism, in cooperation with TFC/ABS-CBN Foundation International. Among its sponsors are the Asia Foundation, the University of San Francisco’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program, Inquirer.net and Philippine News. The organizers call on those who want to actively participate in this unique and groundbreaking festival of Philippine culture and arts. If you want to be an exhibitor, there are still a limited number of booths available. If you want to be a donor to ensure the success of the festival, please go to our website at www.filbookfest.org to make a tax-deductible donation. An Early Bird discount for those who want a booth are available until August 31. There are many volunteer opportunities too. To get a booth or become a volunteer, please visit www.FilBookFest.org or [email protected]. Philippine Expressions BookshopThe Mail Order Bookshop dedicated to >Filipino Americans in search of their roots. > > >PO Box 4201, Main Post Office >Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274, USA Tel (310) 514-9139 >www.philippineexpressionsbookshop.com >[email protected] >Join Friends of Philippine Expressions Bookshop in FaceBook >Visit the personal page of Linda Nietes in FaceBook >---- > >"Do not go where the path may lead, go >instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo >Emerson. > >We have blazed the trail in promoting Philippine books in America. >2011 marks our 27th year of service to the Filipino American >community. Mabuhay. Unsubscribe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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